UPDATE: Man arrested after standoff, linked to startling video

Thomasville police have arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a home Tuesday afternoon.

Officers negotiated with Rakeem Leverette for several hours. The incident happened on Reid Street near Emma Street. WXII first learned of the incident about 2 p.m.

A SWAT team was at the scene, and a handful of homes were evacuated.

Loverette is wanted in Charlotte and reportedly is the man caught on camera in a bizarre recent video in which a man is hanging onto the back of a passenger car traveling at high speed along Interstate 77 in Charlotte.

Thomasville police term the standoff a domestic situation. Other people were inside the home when the incident started, but were removed.

The incident was never a hostage situation, police said. No injuries were reported.

Thomasville police on Tuesday tried to negotiate with a man who barricaded himself inside a home.

The incident took place in the afternoon on Reid Street near Emma Street.

A SWAT team was brought to the scene, and a handful of homes were evacuated.

The incident was never a hostage situation, police said. Other people were inside the home when the incident began, but left the house, police said.

The man inside the home may be armed and is apparently wanted in Charlotte, WXII-TV reports. Police are calling the incident a domestic situation.